Inside Bowers & Wilkins' flagship speaker factory

In the latest of our factory tour films, see how Bowers & Wiklins make their stunning 800 Series Diamond Range speakers.
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[@jeremytravis360]

I always loved this company when I stocked it products back in the 1970's / 80s. I would love to own a pair now.

[@rdh67dh]

Awesome. I own B&W 800 series all my life. Loving my combination with NAD. 804s & M32 now. Dreaming about the 803D3 and M33.

[@muratonal3906]

We are happy to see Ramses Electronic Imaging and Sound Systems among us.

[@dblairw]

Outstanding ! ! And huge thanks for this great insider view of B&W . . . their passion is reflected in the awesome products they make in each price range . . . definitely "my most admired loudspeaker specialist". Looking forward to experiencing the new B&W 700 series in person.

[@dan_hitchman007]

Most of their speakers are now made in China and relatively cheaply.

[@scottlowell493]

The 800 and 802 are stunning.

[@skylordsrebornpvpreplays5795]

it took about 10 seconds to report both of you

[@fasteddie4107]

Great stuffs! I love my Nautilus 805s. I have always dreamed of 800’s in Tiger’s Eye. Of course, I would need at least 5 of them.

[@rare6499]

Stunning looking speaker!

[@woodyjitr4429]

excellent work for the best sound

[@craigcoughlin1834]

Still listening to my 25 year old Matrix 804's. Love 'em.

[@zxzs328]

Same here!

[@craigcoughlin1834]

@MAD GRUMPYMAN Yes, exactly my feeling. Unfortunately, most of my favorite music may not have been recorded or mastered very well and can get shrill at volume. Just when I think I need to move on, a good recording convinces me otherwise. I still may move on to something with a slightly more forgiving tweeter - or go all in on Magnepan! Happy New Year.

[@roofermarc1]

I have the 802 matrix series 3 with troels gravenson crossover upgrade. Love these speakers But I will have a pair of Nautilus one day. Outstanding video.

[@porsche964]

Just wow!

[@MUXIN1971]

Зашёл выразить своё восхищение этой акустикой!! Жаль что не могу себе позволить купить 800' серию...

[@ceosealemon]

MDF? sliced veneer? plywood? I can't believe that tradition, technology, and value are there.

[@vancemccarthy2554]

There are two ways to engineer a great cabinet loudspeaker. Put the work into the x-over or the individual drivers. B&W, as the guy said, the fewer x-over components, the better.

[@franciscorompana2985]

You need good drivers and good crossover. I have one of the best speakers in the world (2 way, small rooms) and they only háve 1 (one) cap.

[@julianchamberlain5399]

Its interesting that the cherry N802 are made of laminated beech which you can see on the edge profile but the block ones are made of MDF which you cant discern in the same way.

[@jameschant2740]

The new carbon driver cones appear to be a big departure from the Kevlar cones. Kudos to Bowers & Wilkins on moving speaker technology forward once again.

[@AudiS4orce1]

Absolutely AMAZING! Too bad most of their work were outsourced, glad at least the 800 series are still made here with British engineering and care!

[@moseprete7683]

Wow Nice

[@printerek]

niesamowite. szacun i respect !

[@marcinandrzej9024]

I Love Bowers Wilkins a have model 702 s2 Bowers Wilkins is very good World!!!!!

[@jensnordlicht802]

Interesting ... still love my 803s after more than 20 years. Upgrading to d3 is tempting but prices have indeed taken off, and what to do with my old love then?

[@kimbye1]

1:00, that`s a really long winded way of saying plywood :D

[@thomasbright7401]

Flexi ply

[@joeygonzo]

wood is at it's strongest in compression. steel is at it's strongest at elongation . Lamination like that is very strong.

[@arthurwatts1680]

No question that B&W make great speakers - particularly at this wallet-busting end of the spectrum - but personally I found the Magico factory vid more impressive,.

[@moanabeach]

Awesome, anyone got a spare £24000, and are moving to Queensland Australia, ? ....... Thanks Bowers and Wilkins, I love seeing this kinda stuff, keep it comin'. Cheers 🇦🇺 I'll now crank my DM604 s3 and sweet ASW 675 ✌🏼

[@joeygonzo]

I'm on the way with a pair.

[@moanabeach]

@@joeygonzo fabulous news, much appreciated ✌🏼🇦🇺😎

[@jamesccart]

Good that the braces are made out of ply as well .

[@raymondcheung263]

why??

[@ALPHONSO_NANOOK]

I want to work here

[@daftmoonz9395]

So the B&W 705 s2 uses the same main driver and tweeter but the tweeter dome on the 805 D is diamond instead of carbon?

[@franciscorompana2985]

Diamonds are made of Carbon.

[@josegallardos4265]

Those speakers are sexi.......

[@brownstone43]

My 702 S2 says it's made in China. Maybe that's just the box. Cost a fortune and sound ok.

[@ronaldjennings8057]

They're beautiful speakers for for an average Joe or person like me cannot afford expensive speaker cabinet that you build I know the well quality well built the hard and solid got good shine an average person cannot afford that I guess you target for the rich and wealthy but anyway they look nice

[@fabiotardivelli6104]

Ho dato indietro le datate 684 e ho preso le 702 S2, il kevlar ormai obsoleto del mid, dopo anni di ricerche, è stato sostituito dal continuum senza rifasatore e i 3 Wf dallo aerofol, ma ìl tweteer in carbonio e disaccoppiato è stata la mossa vincente. Ho un Rega 3 con testina Exat e tt PSU e ampli McIntosh a stato solido, metto un disco di Sinatra, quando il segnale giunge alle 702 S2 e la voce al tw posto sulla som- mità delle casse pare avere Frank che intona una delle sue meravigliose canzoni in casa mia. L'abilità dei tecnici stà nell'equipaggiare le serie ccnsomer con parte delle so- luzioni della serie regina . B&W forever. Fabioo '961 04/05/2021 h. 01,41

[@kimfucku8074]

Very sensual "Spread it apart and slide it in.."

[@putinubijza]

In China produzieren, Preis ist zu teuer.

[@user-jd4zw3dv7l]

а мне нравится так что бы можно было менять ,настраивать,дорабатывать ,а тут всё монолитно без трансформаций

[@7071t6]

What no white glove treatment when assembly is taken place, now that is a let down, when you consider these speakers ost around 50K each?

[@38electronico]

Era mucho más bonito el modelo anterior

[@iawarenow658]

make our own speakers better..

[@joeygonzo]

B&W speakers are sex on baffles

[@yvesgauthier1567]

Do you know the difference between the 802 D2 and the 802 D3? 60% increase in the basic price (€14,000 to €22,000 per pair)!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh the very dear "expansive" shareholders!

[@Boskibro]

The 802s are bigger and they sound fuller.

[@vanilakung7563]

So 800 series is made in UK does that mean every other BW speaker series is made in China?

[@timo7641]

yes its made in china but only assembling state, all of the important parts such as the drivers is directly sent from UK

[@Supra_Mare_Cultro_Bloke]

Apart from the top line of 8 series, the rest, and the auto oem 100% china local sourced in Shenzhen China now

[@jackyleong9553]

Same case as Sonusfaber.

[@manmaas]

Aaannd breath!

[@georgiojansen7758]

workers get a discount

[@blarkdexture8899]

Paint on speakers should be forbidden. Only real wood veneer please.

[@emmanuelmeyermeyer1083]

These are way out of range for most Americans to buy. I am happy with my Pioneer SX 1250 and my HPM100s from the 70s. I think your speakers need a bigger woofer for bass. They lack bass.

[@tpm1868]

How much is £4200 in $?

[@experiment54]

T x 0 + 0 - M / U + C = H

[@MAXIVINILElCanaldelVinilo]

xe.com

[@BUZDRIFT]

After 15 years in the primarily high end HT industry, I have to say that B&W hardware is certainly not priced in conjunction with its sound! The SVS gear is 10x better at a 8th of the price!

[@vongdong10]

SovL:Remedy that’s quite the claim you’ve got there

[@BUZDRIFT]

@@vongdong10 We've done spectrum analysis and the good old ear test on their 803 and 804 D3's vs the new Prime Pinnacle towers, even on the ear test the SVS's come out on top, I believe what you're paying for is the looks and construction, and about 30% or the performance!

[@vongdong10]

@@BUZDRIFT SVS must be doing something right then. I personally think their Ultra series look much better than any of the B&W stuff.

[@BUZDRIFT]

@@vongdong10 I believe their driver quality and tech is way in front of B&W and that's the only thing we could come up with after all the tests, both enclosures had almost zero flex at high dB but the SVS coil and motor tech is on another level, I can see the SVS gear getting a price change in their next gen range for sure! Everyone already knows about their subwoofer technology, I think they're taking key notes from that and moving it towards their full range merch...

[@alexanderjames6328]

I know where this argument is at... SVS, an American company; B&W, a British company. As usual: an American claiming that they are the best at something, yet again. I will stick with B&W, you can keep your American rubbish.

[@GabREAL1983]

i need mon€y.

[@19821982693]

These are very nice speakers but I think that there could be some resonance problems with these design shown as the guy said that design is very hard to keep resonance free

[@markabbott6818]

Nice just a shame not 1 pair of b&w's have ever impressed me lack emotion and soul!

[@markabbott6818]

@MAD GRUMPYMAN your so very wrong I've been in the audio trade for over 25 years

[@markabbott6818]

@MAD GRUMPYMAN calm down lol b & w lack soul and realism for sure I've hear lots of hifi over the years and KEF reference beats them hands down everytime and easily

[@markabbott6818]

@MAD GRUMPYMAN KEF speakers have the best balance of u listen carefully! Yes need correct amplification! But when you do every show every demonstration I've ever heard the KEF stuff always has the best sounding stuff

[@markabbott6818]

@MAD GRUMPYMAN also KEF have been making the finest speakers since 1961 and are the first company to even measure there speakers with a computer and even now they are so closely matched go and visit the place which they do and see the high end stuff all hand made just like an Aston Martin

[@markabbott6818]

@MAD GRUMPYMAN revel are terrible speakers sorry not true hifi that's for sure cheap rubbish

[@strabo1]

good speaker but way overpriced..

[@oysteinsoreide4323]

They are not overpriced for what you get. There are much more expensive speakers out there. But of course some of the price goes into the finish and furniture of it. Nobody forces anyone to buy them. They have the 700 and 600 series for people who don't want to spend so much but still get some of the same sound signature. I find the tweeter a bit hard for my liking, but in general they sound fenomenally.

[@franciscorompana2985]

@@oysteinsoreide4323 there's a way of changing the Tweeter output (attenuation) with out changing the speaker. I did it in my Focal’s. Shoulder pads.✔️

[@blackdaan]

every now and than you need to wax your speakers

[@krawall4915]

Der Preis ist viel zu hoch und überhaupt nicht gerechtfertigt !!

[@5shujin-sama447]

At no moment you see them assembling the drivers. It means they buy them from somebody else.

[@WL2K]

At no moment you see them using the bathroom, eating, or sleeping. It means they are all unethically treated slaves, or robots. ----------------------------------------------OR------------------------------------------------------- could it be this 4 min vid didnt reveal the entire facility????!! It didnt show them building 700 series either, does that mean B&W buys THEM from someone else too??? Dont be an idiot. YT has much dum dum already.

[@experiment54]

700 series are made in China

[@experiment54]

check out the AVS video - Bowers & Wilkins Factory Video: 803 D3 There you will see them making the drivers.

[@kingmortz]

hahaha. I love quality take-downs of idiots :D

[@FirstLast-gs8tt]

Still have the Classic B&W 801 Matrix Series II, which we’re still hand made in England back when. They’re still going strong and still as amazing as the first day I heard them. Actually prefer them over their new line, which unfortunately a lot of is now made in China land!!👎🏻

[@drewrobertson6286]

First Last , FYI, yes, the cheaper speakers are made in China 🇨🇳, but the whole Diamond 💎 line like the 804D3 & soforth are made in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

[@JMNTN]

As a car detailing enthousiast i can tell you that is not how you polish paint, way too fast movements and you should always keep the pad flat. It sure will have holograms in the paint but you won't see that indoor and the owner will probably put swirl marks on it anyway

[@bennyt.778]

I also did notice that!

[@krispysback]

Either way they sound pretty damn good, I got the chance to listen to these speakers & the music that was played sounded like the band was right in front of me. The B&W speakers that are made in China that you can buy in a BestBuy store for example are still nice as well, very clean/crystal clear sound.

[@el_migu_el]

I saw them already a few times and they don't show swirl marks. Whatever they're doing, they're doing it right. Don't judge before seeing them live

[@vongdong10]

Got memes? They’re doing it correctly. That’s how you polish/compound new paint, all automotive paint shops do this.

[@almonzowilder4091]

I don't like this latest design. Looks like a tall kitchen garbage can. I'll wait until the next design.

[@andya857]

Nice but real hi end speakers do not use laminated wood, they use thick wood boards , or composites...

[@bujoun76]

Personally. I would stick to classical music.

[@TheRockerxx69]

But you don t even de couple the drivers. (?) Ok for heavy matrix bracing. But some silicon gaskets ( cost total 2 pounds) would do miracles.

[@DJDISCOFIRE]

was für hässlige dinger xDDD

[@putinubijza]

Preis ist 👎

[@TheRockerxx69]

Hi definition. Correct loudspeakers. But no soul. No fun.no slam. Constipated like all British !!! Stingy.

[@franciscorompana2985]

Hi, you have horns?!

[@alexanderjames6328]

The majority of Americans = stupid and fat and like throwing themselves from burning skyscrapers (see 9/11) :-)

[@joeyg7458]

Drivers built in China that why they don’t show how the drivers are made..I know because I saw one being repaired while getting the crossover replaced..MADE IN CHiNA CRAP

[@alexanderjames6328]

They still make them in the UK too, keep up.

[@Phen0mable]

There is no need to spend that much on speakers

[@thedelightfullytacky]

For some, there is a want.

[@alexanderjames6328]

@@thedelightfullytacky Some items are overpriced... as there are always idiots in this world, who don't know any better and are quite willing to throw their money away on a brand rather than quality.

[@MMK___]

New 800 Series = one of the ugliest speaker.... B&w is just an overhyped brand. Funny how much People think thats the Non plus ultra of audio

[@Ruudwardt]

Also funny is how many people listen to music and gear with their eyes.

[@MMK___]

Priidik Möls When i pay so much Money, everything must be perfect...

[@fiogray]

Fx22, you must have a shit of speakers at home. You must be jealous of not being able to have this kind of B&W speakers.